Indian ricegrass

Achnatherum hymenoides

Summary 3

Oryzopsis hymenoides (Indian ricegrass) is a perennial cool-season bunchgrass. It is native to western North America east of the Cascades from British Columbia and Alberta south to southern California, northeastern Mexico, and Texas. In the wild it typically grows 4 to 24 inches (10 to 61 cm) tall and 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 cm) wide.

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  1. (c) Joe Decruyenaere, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/38213125@N00/4771973564
  2. (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damon Tighe
  3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achnatherum_hymenoides

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iNat Map

Color brown, green
Group Grasses and Allies
Kingdom Plants
Park Yampa River and Elkhead Reservoir